217.1238.2-5

An aerial view, looking northeasterly, of the 4-H Fairgrounds (site of the Story County Fair) as it appeared in 1945. Today (2004) the Story County Extension office is located on the corner at right center beyond the livestock barns. For more information on the history of the Story County Fair, see Chapter 11 of "Ames in Word and Picture, Book Two: Further Tales and Personal Memories," 1999, by Farwell T. Brown. Photo is courtesy of Story County Extension Service. (See also: 199.1125.1-5 and 212.1239.1-2)